My head-light prodject (Sedan Painting)

[vodkalush]

I'll be taking apart the other one tomorrow afternoon and painting them both. more pics to come (maybe a DYI as the sedan is a bit bitchy'r then the lb/3door) *



question:
(i think this has already been asked) but should i be useing high temp paint? or will norm work fine?

[ECHOKnight2000]

^^^Yes a high temp paint would be ideal.:thumbsup:

[hasher22]

yes would be ideal.....

so what colour u painting it??

[vodkalush]

kinda a funnny; but not 100% sure just yet....

so far just black.....*

if not then black and white...
i'll post pics of just black, then white+black if i dont like the just black

[hasher22]

ahh sweet...i take it u have a white yaris sedan? That would look sweet black and white. Ive seen a few cars with white headlights....pretty funky

[Katana]

Vodkalush what colour your car is?

[Chris07LB]

Vodkalush what colour your car is?

vodkalush


Drives: 07 Sedan Polar White

Location: Rochester, NY

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[vodkalush]

Here are some of my photo-chops;*

my fav's are either the full black or full black with tint....*

let me know what you guys think

[johnnyfive]

what is the difference between the first and second photoshops? those are the 2 i like best, and for painting that area i dont think hightemp paint will make any difference, as it really has nothing to do with the light, or the heat generated by the lights :)

[mikeukrainetz]

You wont need high temp paint at all.

[hasher22]

I like the 1st one.....!!! cuz it reminds me of my ones for the liftback (see my signature)

So yer.....

[vodkalush]

I'm blind!

[Katana]

I like the 4th one!

[H2XcapePod]

I like the Ray Charles Yaris the most!...did you tint the lens as well?

[vodkalush]

here it is

[Katana]

Good work.

[hasher22]

very nice, though get a sunnier clear bigger pic?

[vodkalush]

very nice, though get a sunnier clear bigger pic?

will take later 2day

[vodkalush]

more pics

[ECHOKnight2000]

^^^Very nice! I think smoked headlights/tailights compliment white cars better than other colors, they look good with other colors but white obviously compliments it the most! Good job!

[vodkalush]

thanks!

[jeff_o]

i've asked this question on i think another thread... but why do you guys have to bake the headlight? do melt the glue or something? doesn't it melt the whole assembly as well? or blur out the crystal lens because of heat?

[vodkalush]

well you only bake it at 250, and yes its to heat up the glue so you can seperate the lense from the housing unit. When I did mine (as you can see in the first pic in 1st post) i just place the headlight into the oven and turned the knob to 250, keep checking (every 1min) and kept smelling for burning plastic. no worries; I also had to throw it back into the oven to re-heat the glue after painting to put it back together.

[Violin]

The glue is a butyl rubber cement that softens up when heated.

I did my old Camry at 325 F.

(Add a few potatoes and carrots and chill a bottle of wine.)

[jeff_o]

geez... so that's the secret... i was cleaning my sportsbike lens few years ago and all i could do is to fill it with water shake it and insert a cloth inside to wipe it dry... it was hard... i think they may have the same cement used and all i need to do is to bake it.